RENSSELAER, Ind. — St. Joseph's College rejected a proposed plan to keep some academic programs open during its suspension.

Faculty in the Academic Cabinet created an "action plan" to continue to offer a few majors and minors that would focus on adult education and degree completion students. But the idea fell flat within the Faculty Assembly on Wednesday and was voted down by the Board of Trustees on Friday.

"The Faculty Assembly voted to table the action plan because it was deemed to not be financially feasible nor sufficiently academically rigorous," read a letter sent by the college Friday evening. "Based on the Faculty Assembly tabling the action plan, President (Robert) Pastoor recommended to the Board of Trustees that it not accept the plan."

The action plan proposal was part of the board's Feb. 3 decision to suspend operations at the end of the spring semester amid financial woes. As part of the financial exigency vote, per the faculty handbook, members of the Academic Cabinet were asked to recommend programs to continue after this semester, the Journal & Courier previously reported.

The board set up three parameters for the Academic Cabinet when creating the plan, including:

Continue the Higher Learning Commission accreditation.

Provide education to students who are not reliant upon Title IV (federal loans) funding.

Create a model that is financially sustainable for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Under the plan the group created, three majors would have been offered: business administration, education and biology. Those subjects would have also been offered as minors, along with communication. Core classes — a general education offering unique to the college — would've been taught, as well.

During a Friday board meeting that included faculty representatives, trustees voted against the plan based on concerns expressed by the Faculty Assembly, the letter stated.